Gladys F. DeVane, a retired associate clinical professor, taught in the Indiana University Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and the Kelley School of Business.
A storyteller and actress, she is active in community theater, and has participated in several mainstage productions and numerous storytelling and stage-reading projects. She presented a one-woman show at the Bloomington Playwright Project, From the Mouth of My People: A Journey from Slavery.
Dr. DeVane is a member of The National Black Storytellers Association and The Bloomington Storytellers Guild.